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The Elevate Festival will once again open at the Orpheum in Graz, this year with the performance Bounce. Bounce is a sonic adventure, a kinetic performance and an immersive journey through undulating waves, resonant metal structures and infectious, powerful beats, blurring the boundaries between music, dance and installation art and creating an experience that vibrates with raw energy and creative innovation. World premiere in the context of the festival opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complete music line-up<\/strong><br>A_Phan (AT) | Alex Wilcox (US) | Antonina Nowacka (PL) | Apua (AT) | Atropa (AT) | The Blessed Madonna (US) | The Bug ft. 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